Five Freedoms Animal Rescue

and East Trentham Wildlife Shelter

Possum 'extraction'

Possums are often desperate to find homes. They can be displaced due to habitat removal, demolition of old buildings, exclusion from house roofs, or through territorial disputes with other possums. Sometimes an opening that appears to be a passage to a lovely new home ends up as a one-way trip down a chimney, flue or exhaust duct.

For this poor possum, the exhaust fan had to be dismantled to gain access to the animal.

Donate to Five Freedoms

For many years, Wildlife Victoria had funded difficult rescues of kangaroos that required tranquilliser darting. Such funding ceased in August 2017 after they announced that they could no longer afford to shoulder this burden.

Rescues that require darting include kangaroos and wallabies that are hit by vehicles, loose on roads, attacked by dogs, trapped in shopping centres, in buildings and in backyards, victims of cruelty and escaped orphaned joeys. The State Government does not accept responsibility for all of these victims and does not fund this essential service. As a result, I am now in the position of having to cover the expenses of darting rescues myself, as I am not prepared to just let these animals suffer.

If you would like to donate funds to help me continue to dart kangaroos and wallabies who are displaced or injured, please deposit into the following account:

Alternatively, if you prefer to donate directly to our Wildlife Shelter to help cover costs of Veterinary bills or special milk formula for orphaned joeys, then please deposit funds into the following bank account: